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Monday, 4 October 2010

How not to be fast

This pretty much sums up my weekend:

If you would like to expend loads of energy, pain and rage and still row really slowly, I highly recommend not putting your blades in the water and connecting till ~1/2 slide. This is a marvelous way of achieving the above.

YOU TWAT.

However, I would like to share with you some advice given to me by the great Steve Gunn this weekend (coached these two from novices to Olympic champions - LEGENDARY). I should point out that this was in the context of blade placement at the catch, but I think it applies to life in general quite well too.

Ooooo posters! (Now only £5)

Rowing: The Rules poster

How many minutes the last 300m of a 2K feels like:

These guys are awesome and you should check them out

About the Author

A mathematician and r̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ cyclist.
Very susceptible to bouts of rage about anything from slow-walking pedestrians to yoga. Interests outside of cycling, maths, sci fi and feminism include swearing at things and cooking large bowls of p̶a̶s̶t̶a̶ broccoli.